A prospective study of the sensitivity, specificity and diagnostic performance of soluble intercellular adhesion molecule 1, highly sensitive C-reactive protein, soluble E-selectin and serum amyloid A in the diagnosis of neonatal infection

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Diagnosis of neonatal infection is difficult, because of it's non-specific clinical presentation and the lack of reliable diagnostic tests. The purpose of this study was to examine the potential diagnostic value of serum soluble...

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Main Authors: Gallimore J Ruth, Gabriel Vanessa, Edgar J David M, McMillan Stanley A, Grant Judith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-04-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2431/10/22